Chapter 5: The Department of
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How long after 9-11 did Bush establish the Office of Homeland
Security? - answer About a month after
How was the Office of Homeland Security established? - answer
through executive order
5 basic responsibilities of the Office of Homeland Security - answer
1. Work with federal, state, and local agencies to prepare for a
possible terrorist event
2. Mitigate the consequences of threats and attacks
3. Coordinate efforts between federal agencies
4. Protect critical infrastructure from terror attacks
5. Provide incident management, continuity of government, and
public education on terrorism
Who was chosen to run the Office of Homeland Security? - answer
Former PA Governor Tom Ridge
When was the Department of Homeland Security created? - answer
2002
, Who/ what created the Department of Homeland Security? - answer
Congress
What was the intent of the Homeland Security Act? - answer
Organize government operations and communications devoted to
national security into one organization
8 Agencies relocated into the Department of Homeland Security -
answer FEMA
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S. Customs Service
U.S. Secret Service
Transport Security Administration
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
3 Departments Relocated into the Department of Homeland Security
- answer Transportation
Justice
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